[leslie_is_cooking]

"Consistent acts of kindnesss" are the mark of a caring individual, but in these times when so many acts of "kindness" or "charity" seem to be nothing more than an opportunity for the person doing good to promote himself as the focus of the act, "random" acts of kindness implies anonymous acts that bring no kudos or notoriety to the person doing good.

A random act of kindness gives nothing more to the person doing good than the quiet self-knowledge that they have done the right thing.

For example, I could see our current First Lady quietly giving assistance to someone and not only not publicizing it, but going out of her way to make certain it was not found out by the press. Could you see her predecessor doing anything she thought was charitable and not issuing a press statement informing the world what a noble and giving person she is?

[Savvymusician]

Laura Bush certainly appears to be a fine lady. But I recall one tv show I saw after September 11th in which she appeared with Guiliani, a rabbi, a priest, and a muslim. (sorry don't recall the names). The muslim cleric said "we all serve the same God, there is no difference between Jesus and Mohammad" and Laura Bush just sat there and didn't say a word. Neither did Guiliani. The rabbi and the priest both shook their heads in agreement. My heart sank, that's all I can say.